Omega-3-Fatty-Acids Books

I was surprised that this book was copyrighted in 1998. It seems that we have just now caught up with what she knew back then about essential fatty acids. That part of the book is very good and I am glad that we have finally caught up with her on this.

I haven't tried any of her recipes but I it seems that many of the recipes do not follow her traditional Greek way of cooking. I mean canola oil, for instance, certainly is not a part of traditional cooking anywhere. It is a relatively modern phenomena. She also uses white sugar and white flour in some of her recipes. Come on! These things were not part of the traditional Greek diet. And, really, do you think they used low-fat dairy products. Give us a break!

If you would like help to improve the way you eat, you should read this book and keep it as a reference. This book stays in my waiting room and is in the waiting room of a number of cardiologists.

I found this book to be a fascinating, but very practical study of nutrition. It was presented in a way that is easily understood. It lays out a plan that the average person can apply to their daily life to change over to a healthy life style. I would say that reading this book was a life-changing event for me----I have also shared this book with my family and loved ones.

I looked into buying some books to discuss the Mediterranean/Crete/Omega diet. I did like this book the best compared to the others I had bought (Mediterranean Prescription, and The Anti-inflammation Diet and Recipe Book). This gave a worded description of how the author ate growing up and gave a concise way to think about what you are eating - think fresh and simple.
Like most "diet" books there are sections on why this works scientifically and some meal plans for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It is helpful but I did skim the first few chapters. There is also a "food pyramid" and many helpful tables as to what you should try to fit into your diet.
I have been following the advice of this book (adapting the meal plans to what is doable long term for my spouse and I) and I can honestly say that I feel good, calm, and not hungry. Plus I love it that drinking a glass of wine with dinner is acceptable!
For people who are looking for a face lift on your diet, I do recommend this book.

Nothing contained in the book that hasn't already been printed about food and etc. They advocate Canola Oil over Olive and that is the first I ever read that. Other than that I wouldn't recommend to purchase it.

I have Lupus and was looking for a cleaner, something different daily eat book.

Dr. Weiland has written a most informative and interesting book. It is well written, easily understood and packed with information on nutrition and its influence on our health. The Dakota Diet places a strong emphasis on disease prevention and fitness through a healthy diet and exercise. This is no "magic pill" diet. He recommends lifestyle changes and lays out a plan for the reader to achieve their health and fitness goals. Recipes are included which have been contributed by chefs from the Dakotas. Many include the use of game as well as whole grains and fresh produce. Game may not be easily obtained in some areas, but I have noticed the availability of ground bison in supermarkets in the northeast. The recipe from chef Jill Maguire for Buffalo Burgers produces a fantastic meal! There is information presented on a web site where the reader can order grass-fed buffalo meat.

It's reassuring to read a book like the one that Dr. Weiland wrote on several different levels. With health problems and obesity running rampant in society, and synthetic drugs and western medication only masking the symptoms temporarily, we need to start looking for the underlying problems in our weight gain and disease; that problem is our diet. Walking through the grocery store we see nothing but fake food and artificial boxes with ingredient lists with far too many things that most of can't even pronounce and none of us should be eating. The Dakota Diet presents us with foods we should be eating; foods that people used to eat and foods that kept them slim and healthy. We shouldn't need to be told to eat natural food, but apparently we do. We shouldn't have to call food "natural" vs. whatever our food has become, but we do have to. The Dakota Diet isn't a polite suggestion, it's how we SHOULD be eating anyway. Anyone that's shopped in a grocery store needs to read this book.

While The Dakota Diet may not include all the answers to weight-loss questions, the author does provide thought-provoking information that can be motivating to those of us who want to shed pounds. It's an easy read, full of suggestions that can, if readers choose to follow them, lead to a healthier lifestyle.

If you are into health + taste, this is the best cookbook I've ever seen -- and largely without milk products or wheat. The recipes are simple to prepare, yet gourmet. Alan's sidebar comments are helpful and entertaining. Highly recommended!

If you are interested in Omega Six and health, this book was 20 years at least before its time. The book is prescient, direct, clear, refreshingly frank, courageous, and contains some fascinating facts and research. Research may have moved on but the core message is as relevant today as it was when it was written. I had not seen this book at the time I wrote my own book on Omega 6 published in 2008, but wish I had.

Dr. Goodman's complete and thorough review of essential fatty acids is a must have for any holistic practitioners library. He evaluates the research in a clear, concise manner laying out the truth about the effectiveness of fatty acids. His clinical anecdotes are helpful for understanding how EFA's can be helpful in practice or as a layperson. Dr. Goodman describes how EFA's are useful for conditions that many people may not even know about. I was impressed with this book and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in using natural medicine to promote better health and prevent disease.

I found this book helpful and am incorporating its suggestions into my diet. Good read.

What I liked best about this book is that it gives a comprehensive review of a tremendous amount of information, and does so in an organized, understandable, straightforward way. There is a good balance of scientific information, personal experience, and sound, solid advice. Dr. Stoll is one of the worlds top experts on this subject, so I trust the information in the book. I liked it so much, that I bought a few copies to give to my patients.

What the author says is true! His program works! I am at last free of insomnia and depression. Even anger has become fully under my control.

At age 68 I am not becoming rich and fameous; but I am becoming myself as I was at a much younger age. I have even happily gone back to work.

This is one of those books where after you read it your life style will change. We spend billions of dollars on health care at the treatment level when we should be focusing on the cause.

As a physician treating cardiovascular disease the cause is in our diet. Read it if you want to know more about yourself and lead a healthy life.

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This is an excellent book on the omega-3s, which are health providing substances found in fish oil. Either way, this is an excellent book for learning more about omega-3s.

This is a book that can be life changing. It's extremely solid, clearly written, for the lay person, and fully documented, and it concerns Dr. Stoll's claims as to the benefits of taking Omega-3 oil supplements. It was recommended to me by a Nurse Practitioner at the Hospital Clinic where I go for regular medical care, and it has caused a revolution in my life. We live in a wilderness of self help and health care books that can confuse us and numb us with their contradictory claims. But be assured this book is a thorough and brilliant record of the results of actual medical research. Dr. Stoll's work with Omega-3 was done at Harvard, and he knows whereof he speaks. He is not the only one recommending that we take Omega-3 supplements to make up for the deficiencies in our "modern" diet. Indeed many many doctors are now talking about this, and word can not spread too fast. Read this book. And take it from this reader: there is indeed a profound" Omega-3 connection, " and it's vital that we avail ourselves of this substance for better health.

This book provides an excellent historical perspective on the discovery of and current understanding of Omega-3 and -6 Fatty Acids. I think it is extremely valuable for anyone interested in why diseases of the heart and diabetes are so rampant today.

Unfortunately, it could have done better at helping us understand "what we can do to replace them". The American public needs better resources on how to make changes rather than understanding so much of the "why" behind them.

Definitely worth the read, unless you seeking avenues for changing your diet to improve your intake of Omega-3's.

Fascinating reading, couldn't put it down. A well documented history of the research on omega 3's,6's,&9's with an index. I've read many articles on the omega fats, this filled in the gaps & explained much that I didn't understand before. From a diabetic's point of view, this is an important read. Don't be intimidated by the chemistry in this book, the author explains it very well. Glad I own it!

This book doesn't talk down to the reader on a subject that is quite complex, yet makes it understandable to someone with only high school chemistry -- and that many decades ago! It is also a topic of great importance.

Susan Allport is neither a physician nor a nutritionist, but a journalist by profession. As she points out, this may make her less biased and able to take a broader perspective in recounting the development of, and explaining in lay terms, a dietary concept with far-reaching health implications: that an imbalance of certain essential fatty acids in our diet is a fundamental factor in the development of many chronic diseases, particularly coronary heart disease.
Michael Pollan, also a journalist, cites and summarizes her book in his better-selling review of modern nutrition, In Defense of Food. This is what led me to purchase Allport's book. Unfortunately, she does not have Pollan's gift for prose, but by examining in greater depth what he refers to as a possible "unifying hypothesis" of the effects of diet on modern disease, she makes up in content for whatever she lacks in style. Even if omega-3 fatty acids do not ultimately prove to be as critical to human health as she suggests, her book is worth reading as a fascinating account of how new insights into the role of nutrition in health are still being worked out, and the time and research it takes to overcome existing dogma. For practical application of these ideas, with less emphasis on their historical evolution, I would recommend Artemis Simopoulos' The Omega Diet.
I particularly liked the way she told the story from the point of view of the maverick researchers involved, showing how much patience and dedication it takes to not just discover new ideas, but have them heard and accepted. Many interesting facts are sprinkled along the way, from the rarity of diabetes among Eskimos, to the differences in cell membranes between emus and hummingbirds, and why we should care. Bravo to the people who ask these questions and to Susan Allport for informing us of the answers!

Here is a history of research leading to the discoveries that linoleic acid, an omega-6 type, is essential in diet in small amounts, and the later finding that linolenic acid, an omega-3 type, is also essential, and no longer found in desirable amounts in our diets. The latter is converted to the very valuable EPA and DHA, which may also be eaten as fish oil or as supplements. The omega-3s in adequate amounts are said to prevent heart attacks, obesity and cancer, at the least. Advice on what foods to eat or avoid is given in a clear, if not totally evidence-based manner. How to have one's own blood tested for omega levels is given. The fairly recent discoveries are presented that linoleic acid is converted to eicosanoids that cause inflammation vs. eicosanoids that cause relaxation from omega-3s. An important angle, if true, was that a high level of omega-6s in the diet will partially prevent the conversion of plant omega-3 (linolenic) to EPA and DHA.

The writing is very easy to read, very well-edited, and the diagrams and photos are adequate. There is an adequate index, but the citations are not numbered in the text, but are together near the end by page number, which makes it harder to check claims. Many claims which which were considered too proven to have citations were not actually proven or bolstered with citations.

Some angles in Queen are new to me, but the first popular book on the desirability of omega-3s may have been: Enter the Zone, by Barry Sears, PhD, and Bill Lawren, New York, NY:Regan/HarperCollins, 1995. In his The Omega Rx Zone, 2002, the omega-3 and -6 fatty acid message is greatly improved, but the message on saturated fats was not. So Allport has not contributed much that is original. My opinion is that one of the best books on omega-3s in the diet is The Modern Nutritional Diseases by Alice & Fred Ottoboni.

Unfortunately, there was considerable misdirection. The Seven-Country Study by Ancel Keys that was so influential (cholesterol and saturated fat being "bad") was not presented as the fraud it was. For a great description, see The Great Cholesterol Con (GCC), by Anthony Colpo (2007). For an honest Fourteen Country Study see another GCC of 2007, this one by Malcolm Kendrick, in which Kendrick showed that the 7 countries with the lowest saturated fat consumption had the highest mortality from heart disease (450/100,000 per year), while the 7 countries with the highest saturated fat intake had the lowest mortality from heart disease (170/100,000). See also The Cholesterol Myths by Uffe Ravnskov, 2000. Low-carb high-fat diets were ridiculed from start to finish as destructive and a fad, despite overwhelming evidence that they are not. See Nielsen JV, Joensson EA, Low-carbohydrate diet in type 2 diabetes. Stable improvement of bodyweight and glycaemic control during 22 months follow-up, Nutrition & Metabolism 2006;3(22) doi:10.1186/1743-7075-3-22. While Allport may be correct in claiming that omega-3s will prevent or reverse diabetes (and she is not always clear on which type), the evidence is clear that type-1 is much more easily controlled with a low-carb high-fat diet, and type-2 may be controlled so well on a low-carb diet that no medication is needed. See Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution, rev. ed. by Richard K. Bernstein, MD, Boston, MA:Little, Brown, 2003. So Allport's recommendation to eat large amounts of fruit (p139) could be a disaster for diabetics. Eskimos are often obese albeit healthy, so omega-3s for weight loss seems too much to claim. And she seems unaware of the prevalence of grain allergies. See Natural Health & Weight Loss, Barry Groves, 2007; Know Your Fats by Mary G. Enig, 2000. Also Allport seems to equate eating linolenic acid as the equivalent of eating EPA and DHA in fish, and does not recommend supplements of the latter two. Neither idea had any supporting evidence presented. Nor was the ideal range of omega-3 intake given. A study of the conversion of radioisotopically-labeled linolenic acid to EPA in humans showed poor conversion, and even poorer conversion to DHA. Adequate intakes of pre-formed DHA are needed for good health. See Burdge G, alpha-Linolenic acid metabolism in men and women: nutritional and biological implications, Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2004;7:137-144.

A list of 67 more errors may be obtained from kauffman@bee.net. Thus this book is not recommended.

I got this book expecting most of it to be geared toward it's treatment for cancer but was very surprised, delightfully so, to find large porions of it devoted to it's helpfulness in depression and in improving the health of pregnancy, infants and children. I think everyone on earth should be taking flaxseed oil and after you read this very good book you will feel the same way. Good health to you!

What info on a wonderful topic. I tried her ideas and have had fabulous results right away. I have turned all of my friends on to it and they love it too.

There is a seed of truth in the claims made in this book,
but a wise consumer should know a few things about flax and
particularly flax seed oil before adopting the suggestions
made here.


Flax seeds are a pretty good addition to a diet. They have
a wonderfully nutty taste that adds character to baked goods
and hot cereal. They are very high in soluble fibre and can
be toasted in a skillet or incorporated in the crust of breads.



* flax seed meal goes rancid easily. you can tell if rancidity
has set in by a slightly bitter taste to the meal. The best
way to incorporate flax in your diet is to buy fresh whole
seeds from a source that turns them over frequently and grind
them yourself.(a small electric coffee grinder that you can buy
on Amazon will do the trick.) Flax seed oil is even more
perishable.

* the fatty acids in flax are no substitute for the EFA's in
fish or fish oil. The ratio of 3's to 6's is way too low and
research has established that most of us do not convert one to
the other.

* when you first start to add flax to your diet, be sure to
drink a lot of water.

--Lynn Hoffman, author of THE NEW SHORT COURSE IN WINE and
the forthcoming novel bang BANG from Kunati Books.ISBN
9781601640005

This book cuts through a lot of the nonsense making flax and it's benefits clearly understood. I like the fact that I could open the book at any page and just begin reading. I'm certainly a Flax fan now!!

This book is great. Hard to believe from a nutrition book, but this one becomes a pager turner. Once I started reading about all the great benefits of flax, I just wanted to find out about everything it has to offer. This book is full of great research, but you don't have to be a doctor to read it.
The best part is, once you decide to started using flax, there are a bunch of great recipes right at your fingertips. I've tried several of the salad dressings and so far I love them all.

I got confused in this book on the first page. This seems to be written for scientists, and not normal people. I am not very far into it, but may chuck it before I finish it.
I did appreciate some of the 3-6-9 explanations, but not enough info on each.
I don't have time for this.
I'll search for a more readable book.

If you want to understand how Omegas affect our bodies, this is a very good book. I learned so much about which Omegas to eat, how much and why. The recipes are very good and easy. My children even like the recipes.

First it's appearance. The book has a good size, it is surprisingly beautiful with the dustcover removed. The pages have a perfect weight and aren't overly whitenend.

I found the "scientific" content very understandable. It was written for normal people. I liked the broad context in which omega 3 fats were placed and I would have liked an even more broad perspective. For instance, are there also other omega fats in the saturated fats class? Omega 3, 6 and 9 are mentioned, but do Omega 1, 2, 4 etc. exist at all?

With regard to the studies and the health benefits of Omega 3 fatty acids I found the book a little bit repetitive, but I suppose that all the more shows that this fat is good in a lot of ways. In the book there are by the way 14 pages of references to all kinds of studies.

The best thing this book offers are the 52 pages of fat contents of all kinds of foods (total fat, total omega 6, total omega 3, ratio 6:3, LA, AA, ALA, EPA, DHA). After reading this book and studying these pages, you definitely know which foods are good and which aren't, regarding to it's fat content.

Just some random things I liked:
- the writer explains where omega fats got their name from
- there is an explanation on transfats
- lots of tables and figures

Martijn
The Netherlands

I just finished reading The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet by Evelyn Tribole. This book can be considered a successor to The Queen of Fats (by Susan Allport). She explains this complex subject about as well as it can be explained. It's not surprising that the general public has not heard much about the conflict between Omega-3s and Omega-6s; the area is confusing.

She includes 50 pages of detail about many (but not all) foods, including columns for: Total Fat, Omega-3, Omega-6, ratio of 6 to 3, LA, AA, ALA, EPA, and DHA.

I found it fascinating how she tweaked the diets of two of her clients, who generally were eating healthy foods, to change their 6:3 ratios to what is considered a better ratio (for one of them, it went from 11:1 to 1.5:1).

I found the arguments in both this book and Queen of Fats to be compelling, and consequently have been modifying my food choices.

This book may be a little outdated--but sadly, probably not that much. What it's done for me is reinforce my belief that there is little point in trying to work in today's Hollywood. Not if you aspire to make films with any insight at all into what used to be called The Human Condition.

It's a factory town, and films get made not because of original characters or stories but because the system has to be kept moving. And I don't think I'm feeling particuarly cynical about this tonight just because I saw George Lucas' latest disagreeable contribution to a town and system he claims to despise today.

It's just that it's been years since I saw a studio picture that seemed alive.

I bought this book mainly due to the fact that i have cleaned out the world of Hollywood Biogs and this was one of the few that i dont own. But i have to say that out of all the ones ive read, this has to be one of the most informative that ive EVER read. Ive been writing screenplays for a number of years and within three chapters of this book, it has caused me to realise that the direction ive been going in, is the wrong one. This book has put me on the correct path. It gives the best insight to the studios, the agents, and the politics of the movie capital of the world ( Hollywood, not Bollywood) Anyone wanting to learn how things work in the film world, should buy this book. Im glad i did, and i cant recomend it high enough. Mark Litwak knows what hes writing and talking about. And to Mark, thanks for showing me the way.

Stuart Bannerman Bannerman12@btinternet.com

George Lucas said, "From my point of view, the film industry died in 1965." After reading Mark Litwak's comprehensive overview of the New Hollywood system, I have to agree. Litwak painstakingly outlines the changes that have occurred following the break up of the studio system, both in terms of the rise of agents and agencies as power brokers and in terms of the emphasis placed on star packaging. REEL POWER gets much of its power from extensive interviews with those on the front lines of filmmaking as well as the powerful elite. Litwak does an excellent job of weaving quotes and anecdotes throughout his explanation of the system, a system which seems to run on fear and ego. One of the strongest elements of this text is its clear and savvy organization. Litwak breaks down his analysis by the trends that characterize New Hollywood -- the rise of CAA, the role of deal-making and the new power brokers -- and the major roles in the business -- writers, directors, actors, producers. He spends some time discussing other, less well-known aspects of the business, including independent filmmaking, marketing, distriubtion and exhibition. One of the purposes of REEL POWER is to debunk some of the lingering myths about Hollywood, particularly the notion of overnight success and the casting couch. Overall, this is a comprehensive, thoroughly-researched, well-written cautionary tale about the excesses of an industry that churns out flops as regularly as it dismisses substantive talent in favor of the flavor of the moment.